Save 20% on any SSDs (up to $100 total savings per customer / per order) at Newegg if you received the codes in the e-mail.

For example, you could pick up two 120 GB drives based on the SandForce SATA II controller for $230 x 2 - $92 in savings = $368 or you could pick up one 256 GB Crucial C300 SATA III drive for $510 -$100 in savings = $410.

Edit: Sorry. These codes were non-transferable, unlike the ones that Newegg usually sends me.

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This one had the title "Shopping Helper: Limited-time coupons on your choice of components!‏" and it arrived at 2:15 PM CST today.

Newegg wrote:Dear JustAnEngineer,

We hope you're still enjoying that Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor you purchased from us (thanks again!). In case you were considering some upgrades to beef up your system's performance, here are some limited-time coupon codes to help you save on your next purchase!

**PROMO CODES ARE NON-TRANFERABLE and may only be redeemed using the Newegg account attached to this e-mail address.

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I have this email, and these codes work for me (tried RAM and SSD). Sadly, I can't build my Sandy Bridge system that would use the RAM, nor is any SSD so much of a jump from my current one to warrant the upgrade . Still, I'm considering the Vertex 2 200GB, so that I could shove my Indilinx drive in the workstation I'm building. Hmmm!

JustAnEngineer wrote:This one had the title "Shopping Helper: Limited-time coupons on your choice of components!‏" and it arrived at 2:15 PM CST today.

Newegg wrote:Dear JustAnEngineer,

We hope you're still enjoying that Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor you purchased from us (thanks again!). In case you were considering some upgrades to beef up your system's performance, here are some limited-time coupon codes to help you save on your next purchase!

**PROMO CODES ARE NON-TRANFERABLE and may only be redeemed using the Newegg account attached to this e-mail address.

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I got that one, too, except it was for my video card. Apparently you needed to make a recent purchase of some specific type in order to receive the email.

I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.

I got an email code as well and it works for me, although I am still deciding if I should go through with the purchase.

I want to put the OCZ Vertex 2 in my '09 MacBook pro to replace a 7200 320GB drive. At around $163, that's about $1.35 per gigabyte. Does anyone have experience with SSD's in MacBook pro's? I hear there is no TRIM command, so will I be experiencing some big slowdowns after a few months of use?

themattman wrote:I got an email code as well and it works for me, although I am still deciding if I should go through with the purchase.

I want to put the OCZ Vertex 2 in my '09 MacBook pro to replace a 7200 320GB drive. At around $163, that's about $1.35 per gigabyte. Does anyone have experience with SSD's in MacBook pro's? I hear there is no TRIM command, so will I be experiencing some big slowdowns after a few months of use?

You're going to want to do your own research here (and also start a thread in the Apple Sanctuary, if one does not already exist), but basically, if an OS doesn't support TRIM, then you're going to want to use one with very good garbage collection.

Off the top of my head (again, do your own research!), Intel's G1 had great garbage collection because it lacked Trim altogether, and Sandforce based drives, which support Trim, also have better than average garbage collection. OCZ's Vertex 2, as mentioned above, is a Sandforce based drive!